Parent-child value similarity and subjective well-being in the context of migration: An exploration

Family Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-63

  Hadjar, A ^a   Boehnke, K ^b   Knafo, A ^c   Daniel, E ^c   Musiol, A L ^d   Schiefer, D ^b   Mollering A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; intergenerational value similarity; Israel; mainstream values; migrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866171187     PISSN: 19424620     EISSN: 19424639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19424620.2011.671502     Document Type: Article

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